Adventure film 5: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Something a little different - biopic, history, politics - with David Lean's cinema classic, Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthonies Quinn and Quayle, and Jack Hawkins. Click the image below to listen to the podcast (30.5 MB, 1 hour 24 mins).


Recorded Sunday 17 July 2011, edited by Murray Ewing.

Notes & Errata: Just to confirm two facts I mentioned but felt unsure about - I was correct that the Prime Minister was David Lloyd George when Lawrence was an advisor to Churchill (in 1921), and the US did indeed enter WWI in 1917.

Purchase the DVD from Amazon UK: Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

Adventure film 4: The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Master of Japanese film Akira Kurosawa gives us our fourth adventure film with the "100% entertainment" of The Hidden Fortress (1958), starring Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara. Click the image below to listen to the podcast (23.8 MB, 1 hour 5 mins).


Recorded Sunday 26 June 2011, edited by Murray Ewing.

Notes & Errata: Rashomon won the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion in 1951.

Purchase the DVD from Amazon UK: The Hidden Fortress (1958).